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Perkins Launches Hybrid Houston-Galveston Degree Program

Students in Perkins School of Theology’s Houston-Galveston Extension Program will be able to earn the Master of Divinity (M.Div.) or Master of Arts in Ministry (M.A.M.) degree completely on-site through a groundbreaking distance-education program scheduled to launch in fall 2018.

Through intensive and hybrid courses, students from the Houston-Galveston region — or those who travel to Houston — can earn the Master of Divinity (M.Div.) degree in three years or Master of Arts in Ministry (M.A.M.) degree in two years. This new model, approved by the Association of Theological Schools in February 2018, waives the Dallas campus residency requirement, which included completion of at least one year of the M.Div. and one-third of the M.A.M. on the Perkins-SMU campus, in place since the program’s inception in 1995.

The program, which enables students to attend seminary while still employed full- or part-time, will reduce the strain on students’ time and money while providing quality instruction from Perkins’ full-time faculty.

“Students who are called to service will receive the same outstanding education as those on the SMU campus,” according to Perkins Dean Craig C. Hill. “Our world-class faculty will commute to Houston-Galveston from Dallas for the intensive courses and will also have regular and substantive interaction with students during the face-to-face portion and through online forums.”

Many Perkins faculty, through SMU’s Center for Teaching Excellence, have completed the University’s course in online teaching, and the program will receive ongoing technological support from SMU. Residential classes, spiritual formation and community engagement take place in the program’s four partner sites: St. Paul’s UMC, Houston Methodist Hospital, and St. John’s UMC in Houston, and at Moody Memorial UMC in Galveston.

“This enhancement of the Houston-Galveston Extension Program is great news for United Methodists in this region,” said Bishop Scott Jones of the Texas Annual Conference.

“We are committed to raising up a new generation of leaders for the church, and Perkins is an important partner in our efforts. This new form of education will give many more students the opportunity for a world-class theological education close to home,” he said.

Director of the Houston-Galveston Extension Program is Hugo Magallanes, associate professor of Christianity and cultures at Perkins School of Theology and former director of the Center for the Study of Latino/a Christianity and Religions. A member of the Perkins faculty since 2007, Magallanes was named as the program’s first director in June 2017. Campus manager is Dallas Gingles, a Ph.D. graduate of Southern Methodist University.

“We are convinced that there are many prospective students in the greater Houston region and beyond who have been waiting for this moment,” Magallanes said. “Obtaining a seminary education from Perkins while maintaining the stability of work, home and family is an option we know many will want to take advantage of.”

The M.Div. and M.A.M. degrees can be completed in their entirety in Houston-Galveston by following this plan:

  • Students must take all courses offered: three courses per semester (Fall, Spring, Summer);
  • The basic M.Div. and M.A.M. degree (no standard concentrations or certificates) is offered. Completion of standard concentrations may require travel, although students may build customized concentrations;
  • Students are required to be physically present for 20 hours of face-to-face instruction — 10 hours at the beginning and end of each semester — per class;
  • All residential classes will include a community meal;
  • Some courses will be offered in one-week intensives, typically in the January Term or Summer.

For more information about the Houston-Galveston Extension Program, contact:

Margot Perez-Greene, Associate Dean for Enrollment Management,
214-768-3332, margot@smu.edu

Hugo Magallanes, H-G Extension Program Director,
214-768-1038,
hugo@smu.edu

Dallas Gingles, Campus Manager,
214-768-2645, dgingles@smu.edu

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Innovative Initiatives Extend Perkins’ Mission

SMU, Perkin's School of Theology, spring stock, Cloisters, between Kirby Hall and Selecman hall

Committed to those called to serve so that they might be empowered to lead

Degree Concentrations

In partnership with Cox School of Business and Meadows School of the Arts, two new concentrations — in Church/Nonprofit Management and Social Innovation and Nonprofit Engagement — are now offered to M.Div. and M.A.M. students. Perkins is also in conversation with Simmons School of Education about a joint degree offering.

 

Technology

A number of Perkins faculty members have now been trained to teach in the hybrid format, even as the Houston-Galveston Program and Course of Study School are shifting increasingly to this pedagogy. “The expectation is that the great majority of classes taught on the Dallas campus will continue to utilize more traditional forms of pedagogy,” said Dean Craig C. Hill, “but that they will be supplemented where helpful by the thoughtful use of technology.”

 

Undergraduate Partnerships

Memoranda of Understanding have been signed between Perkins and eight United Methodist-related colleges and universities in the South Central Jurisdiction during the 2017-18 academic year. These new agreements provide preferred consideration and early decision for admission to graduates who have completed all the prerequisites for admission to SMU and gives qualified students early consideration for scholarships and other financial aid at Perkins. The agreement, which also includes provisions for annual visits by Perkins admission staff to the partner colleges and universities and reciprocal visits by interested students to SMU, is expected to also include new collaborative academic and enrichment opportunities for faculty and students.

The colleges and universities include Centenary College, Shreveport, La.; Hendrix College, Conway, Ark.; Southwestern University, Georgetown, Tex.; Austin College, Sherman, Tex.; Texas Wesleyan University, Fort Worth, Tex.; McMurry University, Abilene, Tex.; Wylie College, Marshall, Tex.; Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Ark.

In addition, Perkins is also actively reaching out to Wesley Foundations at various regional universities to build new partnerships.

 

Perkins Staff Council

With the goal of building community, offering care and support for one another, and enhanced communication across the school, the Perkins Staff Council was formed during the 2016-17 academic year. The council, composed of staff nominated and elected by their peers, coordinates regular all-staff gatherings, organizes outreach to staff in times of personal or family need and works closely with the Perkins representative to the SMU Staff Advocacy Council.

 

 

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Public Life Personal Faith

Bolin Family Luncheon Raises $73,000 in Scholarships

The Bolin Family 2018 Public Life Personal Faith Lecture and Luncheon, featuring bestselling author and leadership expert Joseph Jaworski of Austin, filled SMU’s Mack Ballroom to capacity on Feb. 2. The annual event, which included an engaging dialogue on servant leadership between Mr. Jaworski and Perkins Dean Craig C. Hill, raised approximately $73,000 in financial aid for the new Perkins Scholars initiative.

Pictured on the right is the inaugural class of Perkins Scholars, recognized during the luncheon, includes (from left): Madison Garcia of Longview, Tex.; Benjamin McCoy of Catoosa, Okla.; Anna Bundy of Trinity, NC; Chase Burns of Sherwood, Ark.; Nick McRae of LaFayette, Ga.; Kristina Roth of Mount Pleasant, Iowa; and Ashley Smith of Irving. Not pictured are Brandy Stevens of Nederland; Susie Morales of Houston; and Ellen Thornburg of Houston.

Save the Date: The Bolin Family 2019 Public Life Personal Faith Scholarship Luncheon will be held on Friday, Feb. 8, 2019. The featured guest will be Judy Woodruff, anchor of PBS NewsHour, who will be interviewed by Peggy Wehmeyer, former national news religion reporter for ABC’s World News Tonight. For table sponsorship, information, and registration, contact, John Martin at johnma@smu.edu or 214-768-2026.

 

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Bridwell Special Collections

Bridwell Library Summer-Fall 2018 Events

Helen Warren DeGolyer Bookbinding Competition and Exhibition

June 8 – July 13

Every three years, Bridwell Library hosts a bookbinding competition named in honor of the late Helen Warren DeGolyer, an esteemed patron of the Dallas arts and education. The triennial event is made possible through an endowment established by her family in 1996.

American bookbinders seeking to enter the competition must submit their proposals for rebinding a specific book from the Bridwell collection, as well as a recent example of their work.

The person who submits the winning entry receives the 2018 DeGolyer Award for American Bookbinding, which carries a commission to bind the book according to the terms of the winner’s proposal. In addition, the competition judges select award winners for excellence in fine binding and artistic design.

This year’s panel of judges includes Tish Brewer of the Center for Art Conservation; Bexx Caswell-Olson, special collections conservator for the libraries of Michigan State University; R. Arvid Nelsen, rare books and manuscripts librarian at Bridwell Library; Ellen Buie Niewyk, a special collections curator at SMU’s Hamon Arts Library; and Priscilla Spitler, the owner of Hands On Bookbinding of Truth or Consequences, N.M., and the recipient of the 2015 DeGolyer Award.

The Bridwell book to be bound in this year’s competition is Volume 4 (The Apocrypha) of The English Bible: containing the Old Testament & the New, published by the Doves Press of Hammersmith, London, between 1903 and 1905.

On display in conjunction with the competition will be the contestants’ submitted designs, as well as other examples of fine bookbinding, including winners of past DeGolyer competitions. The Doves Press Apocrypha, bound as issued, will also be displayed.

Bridwell Library Special Collections houses two complete sets (and one incomplete set) of the Doves Press Bible printed on paper — and one of only two sets printed on vellum. The vellum set belonged to Emery Walker, one of the founders of the Doves Press.

The Pietists

Aug. 20 – Dec. 14

Pietism was a reform movement in 17th and 18th century Dutch and German Protestantism which eventually spread to Great Britain, North America, and around the world. The rise of Pietism can be traced to a war of words between theologians, and to a real war, one of the most devastating in European history.

After the deaths of Martin Luther (in 1546) and Jean Calvin (in 1564), the focus of Protestantism began to shift from fomenting change to consolidating gains. The early Protestant reformers had championed a belief in salvation by faith through grace. The next generation, however, undertook a heavy-handed effort to define the limits of acceptable belief – to establish a Protestant Orthodoxy. By the early 1600s, critics of this effort complained that Christianity was being reduced to little more than competing sets of exclusive, rigid intellectual propositions. Others countered, however, that while the Reformation had succeeded in reformulating church doctrine and polity, it had done little to improve the spirituality and morality of society.

Concurrent with this scholarly wrangling, the Thirty Years’ War (1618-48) left Europe decimated and demoralized. An era of religious disillusionment followed. Within Protestantism some who yearned for a more vital, experiential and ethical approach to faith began looking back to the teachings of Christ, the early church and later mystics for guidance. The result was Pietism, a new “religion of the heart” based on faith in transformative inner experience, expressed in a life of Christian commitment.

Pietism stressed love of God and neighbor over doctrinal purity. It viewed evangelism and good works as the tools through which God would transform society. While Pietists valued Bible study for spiritual guidance, they also believed inspiration and empowerment could come through the Holy Spirit.

“The Pietists” features works from Bridwell Library Special Collections written by precursors to and leaders of the Pietist movement in Holland, Germany, Great Britain and the United States. These writings illustrate the theological and geographic diversity of the movement during its period of greatest influence, from the late 17th century to the early 19th century.

Mandalas: Joseph Quillian

May 4 – Aug. 19

Joseph D. Quillian, Jr. (1917-1992) served as dean of the Perkins School of Theology from 1960 until his retirement in 1981.

He was a pastor, a professor, an administrator — and a talented amateur artist.

As a youngster, he would doodle in notebooks and on scraps of paper. Many of his drawings featured geometric shapes, sometimes enclosed in circles. As he got older and honed his artistic skills, the designs became more intricate.

Many years later, through the writings of Carl Jung, Quillian learned that his “circles by a square” had a name: They were mandalas, an ancient Hindu and Buddhist graphic art form representing the cosmos.

In Jung’s view, the mandala was a symbol of order brought forth from universal chaos. But for Quillian, drawing meticulous geometric shapes over and over was a just way to relax, to burn off excess energy while at his desk or in meetings.

The Bridwell exhibition features drawings by the dean dating back to the 1940s, along with other items from his papers, which are preserved in the library’s archives.

The Uniting Conference of 1968 and the Birth of The United Methodist Church

Aug. 24 – Dec. 7

The United Methodist Church was created in 1968 through two unions, one internal and one external. The internal union was the joining together of black and white Methodists into a racially integrated denomination. The external union was the merging of two Wesleyan bodies: The Methodist Church and the much smaller Evangelical United Brethren Church.

Negotiating the mergers took years. The effort culminated with a Uniting Conference that took place in Dallas in April and May of 1968.

This exhibition commemorates the 50th anniversary of the founding of the United Methodist Church. It includes documents and images that chronicle the union of black and white Methodist churches, the merger with the Evangelical United Brethren and the Uniting Conference that produced the second-largest Protestant denomination in the United States.

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Faculty Books

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William J. Abraham
Among the Ashes: On Death, Grief, and Hope

Eerdman (2017)

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William J. Abraham
The Oxford Handbook of the Epistemology of Theology

Oxford University Press (2017)
Co-editor

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William J. Abraham
Divine Agency and Divine Action, Volumes I and II

Oxford University Press (2018)

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O. Wesley Allen Jr.
Preaching in the
Era of Trump

Chalice Press (2017)

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Ted A. Campbell
Encoding Methodism: Telling and Retelling Narratives of Wesleyan Origins

New Room Books (2017)

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Ruben L. F. Habito
Be Still and Know: Zen and the Bible

Orbus Books (2017)

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Roy L. Heller
The Characters of Elijah and Elisha and the Deuteronomic Evaluation of Prophecy: Miracles and Manipulation

The Library of Hebrew Bible/
Old Testament Studies (2018)

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William B. Lawrence
A Methodist Requiem:
Words of Hope and Resurrection for the Church

Foundery Books (2017)

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James Kang Hoon Lee
Augustine and the Mystery of the Church

Fortress Press (2017)

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Natalia Marandiuc
The Goodness of Home: Human and Divine Love and the Making of the Self

Oxford University Press (2018)

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Alyce M. McKenzie
Wise Up! Four Biblical Virtues for Navigating Life

Cascade Books (2018)

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Alyce M. McKenziee
Making a Scene in the Pulpit: Vivid Preaching for Visual Listeners

Westminster John Knox Press (2018)

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Evelyn L. Parker
Between Sisters: Emancipatory Hope out of Tragic Relationships

Cascade Books (2017)

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Harold J. Recinos
Word Simple

Resource Publications (2017)

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Harold J. Recinos
Breathing Space

Resource Publications (2017)

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Susanne Scholz
The Bible as Political Artifact: On The Feminist Study of the Hebrew Bible

Fortress Press (2017)

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Susanne Scholz
Introducing the Women’s Hebrew Bible: Feminism, Gender Justice, and the Study of the Old Testament (2nd edition)

T&T Clark (2017)

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Abraham Smith
Mark: Shaping the Life and Legacy of Jesus: An Introduction and Study Guide

T&T Clark (2017)

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Mark W. Stamm
The Meaning of Baptism in the United Methodist Church

Discipleship Ministries (2017)

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Faculty News

William J. Abraham, Albert Cook Outler Professor of Wesley Studies, received SMU’s 2018 Faculty Career Achievement Award, presented by Provost Steven C. Currall on May 7.

O. Wesley Allen Jr., Lois Craddock Perkins Professor of Homiletics. served as the 2017 president of the Academy of Homiletics. As past president, he remains a member of the academy’s 2018 Executive Committee.

The Rev. Tamara E. Lewis, assistant professor of the history of Christianity, received the University’s HOPE (Honoring Our Professors’ Excellence) Award for Outstanding Service and Dedication Inside and Outside of the Classroom for 2017-18. She was also appointed to the Program Committee of the American Society of Church History and the Executive Committee of the Women and Religion Unit of the American Academy of Religion for 2018-19.

Steve Long, Cary M. Maguire University Professor of Ethics, received the University’s HOPE (Honoring Our Professors’ Excellence) Award for Outstanding Service and Dedication Inside and Outside of the Classroom for 2017-18.

Natalia Marandiuc, assistant professor of Christian theology, received the Yale Center for Faith and Culture Junior Faculty Summer Research Grant funded by the John Templeton Foundation. She was also a Sam Taylor Fellowship recipient, awarded by SMU, which allows faculty in many fields to pursue research projects.

Abraham Smith, professor of New Testament, was appointed as a principal representative of the National Council of Churches to the Editorial Board of the Society of Biblical Literature. The Editorial Board will propose an update to the New Revised Standard Version, based on the most recent biblical scholarship.

Theodore Walker Jr., associate professor of ethics and society, delivered the SMU Maguire Public Scholar Lecture on Feb. 7, 2018. The title of his lecture was “Don’t Call King a ‘Civil Rights’ Leader: Toward abolishing poverty and war by correcting our fatally inadequate remembering of Martin Luther King Jr.

C. Michael Hawn (second from left in photo), distinguished professor emeritus of church music and director of the Doctor of Pastoral Music Program, was honored with the 2017 Roger Deschner Award for contributions to church music.

The award, named for the late director of the Master of Sacred Music Program at Perkins, was presented to Hawn on July 24 at the convocation of the Fellowship of United Methodists in Music and Worship Arts in Little Rock, Ark.

“His creativity in worship as a professor of sacred music at Perkins … and around the world has been celebrated by many,” said Brad Kisner (M.S.M. ’80), in introducing Hawn as the Deschner Award winner. Kisner, director of music, worship and arts at First United Methodist Church of Corpus Christi, is a former student and graduate assistant of Deschner’s at Perkins.

Hawn said of the award: “I am honored to receive it and particularly pleased since I shared Roger’s office in Kirby Hall for the last 25 years, having been hired to assume his former position when he died in 1991.”

Priscilla Pope-Levison, associate dean for external programs and professor of ministerial studies, is the 2018 president of the Wesleyan Theological Society. She was also appointed to a five-year term as a participant in the Methodist/Roman Catholic International Dialogue on the theme, “The Practice of Reconciliation.” In October 2017, Pope-Levinson (left) met Pope Francis at the Vatican.

Jeanne Stevenson-Moessner, professor of pastoral care, concluded her tenure in May 2018 as president of the SMU faculty senate. Her final official act was carrying the ornamental mace during the 2018 Commencement (pictured here in 2017).

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Staff News

New Faces at Perkins

Rev. Dr. Charles AaronRev. Dr. Charles Aaron (M.Div. ’85) is co-director of the Perkins Intern Program and an associate professor of supervised ministry. He holds a doctorate from Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, Va., and is an ordained United Methodist elder in the North Texas Annual Conference.

 

Jazmin CabreraJazmin Cabrera joined the Perkins staff in January 2017 as assistant director of the Hispanic-Latin@ Ministries Program, which recruits and trains church leaders to minister effectively
to Spanish-speaking and bilingual worshippers.

Anthony EliaAnthony Elia is J.S. Bridwell Foundation Endowed Librarian and Director of Bridwell Library at Perkins School of Theology, effective June 1, 2018.

 

Reba GramReba Gram is a program specialist in the Intern Program,
having transferred from within SMU. She serves as assistant to the director of the Intern Program.

 

Mark GreimMark Greim is business manager for Perkins School
of Theology. He previously worked as a finance manager, controller and staff accountant for a wide range of private-sector companies.

 

Bridget Anderson OswaldBridget Anderson Oswald is the school’s associate director of public affairs and alumni/ae relations, assisting Rev. Connie L. Nelson, director.

 

Sandy OswaltSandy Oswalt is financial aid coordinator and administrative assistant to the Rev. Dr. Margot Perez-Greene, associate dean
for enrollment management.

 

Rev. Dr. Margot Perez-GreeneRev. Dr. Margot Perez-Greene (M.Div. ’11), is associate dean for enrollment management. A clergy member of the Rio Texas Annual Conference, Perez-Greene holds an M.A. degree in Counselor Education from Arizona State University and a Ph.D. degree in Educational Administration from The University of Texas at Austin.

 

Christina RhodesChristina Rhodes is an advancement associate in the Office of Development. She assists John Martin, director.

 

 

Retirees We’ll Miss

Judy Gibbons, assistant to the director of the Intern Program.

Michael C. Hawn, distinguished professor of church music, director of the Sacred Music Program and author of “History of Hymns,” a longstanding weekly column for The United Methodist Reporter.

William B. Lawrence, Perkins dean from 2002 to 2016, who retires as professor of American church history effective May 31. He was recognized as Professor Emeritus of Church History at Perkins School of Theology-Southern Methodist University during the 2018 SMU Commencement ceremony.

Roberta Schaafsma, director of Bridwell Library and J.S. Bridwell Endowed Librarian, from 2007-2018.

Thomas Spann (D.Min.’83), director of the Intern Program and professor of supervised ministry.

 

Staff-Faculty Appointments

Tracy Anne Allred was appointed to the new position of Assistant Dean of Student Life and Director of Community Engagement.

Herbert Coleman, director of admissions since 2015 and an admissions staff member since 2007, has been named to the new position of Director of Retention and Student Success, effective June 1. His portfolio resides within the office of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, and he will report to Evelyn Parker.

Isabel Docampo, professor of supervised ministry, has been named co-director of the Perkins Intern Program. In addition, she is director of the Center for the Study of Latino/a Christianity and Religions. She succeeds Hugo Magallanes.

Roy Heller, associate professor of Old Testament, has been named director of the Graduate Program in Religious Studies (GPRS). He succeeds Rebekah Miles, professor of ethics and practical theology, who led the program from 2013-2018.

James Kang Hoon Lee has been promoted to the position of associate professor of the History of Early Christianity (with tenure) by Southern Methodist University. In addition, he is the new director of the Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) program. He succeeds Carlos Cardoza-Orlandi, who led the program during 2017-18.

Hugo Magallanes, associate professor of Christianity and Cultures, was named the first director of the Houston-Galveston Extension Program.

 

2017 SMU Faculty Senate Outstanding Staff Award

Pamela Goolsby (center right), associate director of facilities and events in the Office of Public Affairs and Alumni/e Relations at Perkins, was awarded the 2017 SMU Faculty Senate Outstanding Staff Award. Recognized for her exemplary work with both internal and external groups who hold events at Perkins, she was one of five award recipients who were nominated by faculty and staff of their respective schools. Congratulations, Pam!

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Course of Study School

July 8-Aug. 17, 2018

Perkins Regional Course of Study School is a program of The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of The United Methodist Church in partnership with and administered by Perkins School of Theology. It provides a basic theological education, as prescribed by the United Methodist Book of Discipline (par. 1421.3d), to licensed local pastors. It also provides Advanced Course of Study. For more information, visit smu.edu/coss

 

Certification in Spiritual Direction Application Deadline

Aug. 1, 2018

The Perkins Certification in Spiritual Direction Program is devoted to training participants to serve as mentors in the Christian way of life. This three-year, noncredit adult and continuing education training program is held during weekend sessions in the months of April, August and December. For more information, call 214-768-3664 or visit smu.edu/Perkins/PublicPrograms/CSD

 

Houston Lay School of Theology

Aug. 25, 2018

A daylong seminar at St. Paul’s UMC, “Keeping Faith in a Multifaith Society,” will feature an excellent cadre of multifaith speakers, including Robert Hunt of Perkins, Rev. Gregory Han of Interfaith Ministries of Greater Houston and local representatives from four different religions. Learn together with multifaith neighbors how to build healthy relations across religious boundaries while maintaining your own religious identity and faith. Request email updates for this program at smu.edu/perkins/oepupdates

 

An Interdisciplinary Dialogue

Oct. 15, 2018

The ABC’s of Theology and Criminal Justice Reform on the Lives of School Children of Color. Theology shapes the ethical practices of its religious institutions working for cultural, economic and social change for the common good. Criminal Justice Reform shapes how our society’s institutions uphold the protections to all of its citizens promised in the U.S. Constitution. How do theology and criminal justice reform influence the systemic conditions that set a path from school to prison for many children of color today? Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Latino/a Christianity and Religions/Perkins School of Theology-SMU. For more information, contact Isabel Docampo at idocampo@smu.edu

 

The Second Annual ArkLaTex Lecture

Oct. 22, 2018

The lecture is cosponsored by The Perkins Center for Preaching Excellence and Williams Memorial United Methodist Church of Texarkana, Tex. This year’s speaker is renowned preacher and author Rev. Frank A. Thomas.

Rev. Thomas currently serves as the director of the Ph.D. Program in African American Preaching and Sacred Rhetoric and the Nettie Sweeney and Hugh Th. Miller Professor of Homiletics at Christian Theological Seminary, Indianapolis, Indiana. He authored the classic preaching book They Like to Never Quit Praisin’ God: The Role of Celebration In Preaching. For more information, please contact the Perkins Center for Preaching Excellence at shulem@smu.edu.

 

Perkins Fall Convocation: “JustWorship”

Nov. 12-13, 2018

Come to this two-day event featuring author, speaker, activist and public theologian Brian McLaren along with Sandra Maria Van Opstal. A second-generation Latina, Van Opstal is a liturgist and activist dedicated to re-imagining worship that mobilizes for reconciliation and justice. The two keynoter speakers will be joined by additional workshop leaders, panelists and musicians addressing the intersection of worship and justice. To receive email updates about this event, please visit smu.edu/perkins/oepupdates and click on “Fall Convocation for Church Leaders” after completing the registration form.

 

2018 Annual Advent Worship Service

Dec. 6, 2018

An Advent Service will be held Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018, at 4 and 8 p.m. in Perkins Chapel, 6001 Bishop Boulevard, on the Southern Methodist University campus. The event is free and open to the public.

 

United Methodist Studies
Hybrid Course

Jan. 3-5, 2019

This hybrid course is geared for a wide audience — confirmation class leaders, new and longtime United Methodist church members and United Methodist certification students. Featuring Perkins faculty, it will cover the basics of United Methodist History, Theology. Request email updates at smu.edu/perkins/oepupdates

 

United Methodist Children’s Ministry and Christian Education Certification Program

Jan. 5-11, 2019

This program is open to laity and church professionals seeking United Methodist Certification in Christian Education and/or Children’s Ministry through the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM). Request email updates at smu.edu/perkins/oepupdates

 

Perkins School of Youth Ministry

Jan. 7-10, 2019

Youth ministry has a rhythm. Find yours at PSYM 2019. Visit smu.edu/perkinsyouth for more information.

 

United Methodist Church Youth Ministry Certification Program

Jan. 6-11, 2019

Certification applications will open August 1. Early Registration for PSYM and Certification will open August 22. For more information, visit smu.edu/perkinsyouth

 

The Bolin Family 2019 Public Life Personal Faith Scholarship Luncheon

Feb. 8, 2019

Featured guest Judy Woodruff, anchor of PBS NewsHour, will be interviewed by Peggy Wehmeyer, former national news religion reporter for ABC’s World News Tonight. For table sponsorship, information and registration contact, John Martin at johnma@smu.edu or 214-768-2026.

 

Houston Lay School of Theology

Feb. 16, 2019

“Praying with the Desert Fathers and Mothers,” a day-long course, will be taught by Tamara Lewis, assistant professor of the history of Christianity, Perkins School of Theology. Request email updates for this program at smu.edu/perkins/oepupdates

 

Perkins Theological School for the Laity

March 28-30, 2019

Join us for three days of study focusing on the Bible, theology and spirituality with Perkins faculty and guest speakers. Request email updates at smu.edu/perkins/oepupdates

 

2019 Commencement and Conferral of Degrees

May 18, 2019

Perkins School of Theology will honor graduating seniors during the University-wide Commencement ceremony at 9:30 a.m. in Moody Coliseum. Following Commencement, Perkins will hold its annual Celebration of Degrees and Academic Achievements at 2 p.m. at Highland Park United Methodist Church.

Perkins Fall Convocation

Save the Date: Nov. 12-13, 2018

The next Fall Convocation, focused on the theme of creative worship, will feature Brian McLaren, an internationally known author, speaker and public theologian; and Sandra Maria Van Opstal, a liturgist and advocate of worship forms that promote reconciliation and social justice.

For email updates about the 2018 Convocation, visit smu.edu/perkins/oepupdates and check “2018 Fall Convocation for Church Leaders” after completing the registration form. (While there, check out the many other informative Perkins email lists for which you can sign up.)